US Health Care Costs

Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection or Extensive in New Jersey

MS-DRG 457: Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensive

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Community Medical CenterToms River–––$2,426$126,993$5,997–$157,595 · 22 plans
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack––––$245,026$58,277–$345,618 · 23 plans
Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford–––$63,068$88,032$58,445–$139,756 · 17 plans
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune–––$48,690$185,187$52,020–$245,342 · 19 plans
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown–––$70,189$149,489$9,028–$257,172 · 97 plans
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick–––$4,122$154,283$8,215–$185,863 · 20 plans

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.